# Land Compensation Act 1973, Section 52ZD: Making a request for advance payment

Extent: E+W

(1) The appropriate national authority may by regulations impose requirements about the form and content of a request under section 52(2), 52ZA(3) or 52ZB(3).
(2) In subsection (1) “appropriate national authority” means—
(a) in relation to a request relating to the compulsory acquisition of land in England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to a request relating to the compulsory acquisition of land in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may permit or require a person specified in the regulations to design a form to be used in making a request.
(4) Regulations under subsection (1) may require an acquiring authority to supply, at specified stages of the compulsory acquisition process, copies of a form to be used in making a request.
(5) Regulations under subsection (1) are to be made by statutory instrument.
(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment—
(a) in the case of an instrument made by the Secretary of State, in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;
(b) in the case of an instrument made by the Welsh Ministers, in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/26/section/52ZD (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-compensation-act-1973/section-52ZD
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